Kombucha tea hits the UK high-street

(16/05/2008)

Over the last few weeks a new rejuvenating face cream has been creating waves and making headlines as it became Boots’ online stores’ top seller in just 5 days. Tri-Aktiline is flying off the shelves as men and women alike are finding it lives up to claims it can help reduce lines and make skin look younger, with trials showing it can reduce wrinkles by 83% in a month. The cream combines three amazing ingredients Gatuline, Kombucha and Argireline to almost miraculous effect.

However, Kombucha is not a new product with those ‘in the know’ have been drinking it for its powerful anti-aging, detoxing, rejuvenating properties for many years. It is timely, therefore, that the first authentic Kombucha tea - Gaia’s Organic Kombucha - has just hit the UK high-street. Whilst most popular as a probiotic drink, Kombucha tea been used to cleanse skin for years (its abundance of acids act to bind skin cells) and so the excitement over Tri-Aktiline comes as no surprise…..

Kombucha is invigorating and cleansing whether working from within or applied to the skin, leaving you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. Using green tea as its base, Kombucha is also rich in antioxidants and polyphenols which are known to fight disease-causing and skin-aging free radicals. Whilst modern research has shown that Kombucha may also help combat the effects of toxins in the body, aid digestion, boost energy levels, increase lifespan and inhibit stress-induced conditions.

Consumption of Kombucha tea dates as far back as the Ancient Chinese Qin Dynasty of 221BC. The Emperors and warriors called Kombucha “The elixir of life”, and the Zen masters declared it a source of Chi – revitalizing life energy that aligns and harmonises the body and mind with the soul, aiding balance, well-being and vitality.

Authentic Kombucha is a time-honoured drink produced in a natural and organic process from an infusion of green tea, black tea and sugar metabolised by the Kombucha culture; a symbiotic, living colony of good bacteria that break down the sugar, converting it into billions of organic acids, digestive enzymes, B vitamins and minerals that deliver a host of reputed health benefits.

Kombucha’s probiotic-rich acids populate the large intestine with ‘friendly bacteria’ and dissolve harmful micro-organisms. The gut naturally contains these beneficial bacteria which keep levels of disease-causing bacteria under control, but they are increasingly compromised by the chemically-laden, over-processed food, drink and medicines we ingest and the polluted air we breathe. Supporting and boosting this good bacteria helps to re-establish optimum levels, which aid the immune system to detoxify the body and maintain a healthy digestive system, in addition to providing a useful boost of sustained energy and even physical benefits (anecdotal evidence ranges from improved eyesight to thicker, shinier hair!).

The UK’s only brand of authentic Kombucha tea is Gaia’s Organic Kombucha. Whether used as a drink or an anti-aging cleanser, Gaia’s Organic Kombucha is a totally unique experience which will leave you coming back for more.

Gaia’s Organic Kombucha is handmade and organically-certified, and now available from gokombucha at £3.99 for a 750ml bottle and from Whole Foods, Fresh and Wild and Independent high street health stores.

Gaia’s Organic Kombucha contains only 2% sugar and just 10 calories per 100ml serving, and is available in Original Green Tea Infusion, Blackcurrant Infusion and Peach Infusion flavours.

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